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WASHING MACHINE.

No. 323,740. Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

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WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

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SPECIPICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,740, dated August 4, 1885.

Application filed November 12, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JONATHAN SOHARR, of Warwick, in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lVashing-Machines; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to that class of washing-machines in which the clothes are subjected to the action of pounders; and it consists in the peculiar and novel features of construction and arrangement whereby the tub is rotated and air and soap and water are forced through the clothes by the reciprocat ing pounders to facilitate the washing of the clothes, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a vertical View of the machine, partly in section, showing the tub in section. Fig. 2 is a side view of the machine, showing the clothes-wringer secured to the frame of the machine. Fig. 3 is atop view of the machine, partly in'section. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a conical open-ended pounder divided by across partition. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a conical pounder, the open end of which is formed by three rings; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a conical pounder, the open end of which is divided by four angular partitions.

In the drawings, 'A is a firm standard, made of any suitable material, so as to firmly support the parts of the machine.

B is a wash-tub mounted on the spindle b, which rests in a suitable step on the frame, so as to support the tub and allow the same to rotate when filled or partly filled with water and clothes. The bottom of the tub is pro vided with the beveled gear I). Across the machine is placed the shaft 0, which is pro vided with the beveled pinion c, which gears into the beveled gear I), so that by rotating the shaft 0 the tub will also be rotated. c a" are cranks formed on the shaft 0, and c" c are the operating-cranks.

D D are the pounders. They are connected by the bent arms (1 cl with the cranks c c", the upper ends of the arms d, extending through the slots (2 in the frame A, form the guides vin various forms.

for the pounders-D, by means of which they are guided vertically and are made to reciprocate vertically when the shaft 0 is turned.

E is a wringer, secured by means of brackets to the frame of the machine. Thepounders D are funnel-shaped sheetmetal cones. Their base is open, and when they enter the mass of water and clothes they bear down the cloth until the air is compressed sufficiently to be forced through the clothes, and thereby the water and soap are forced through the clothes, so as to thoroughly cleanse the same. Such funnel-shaped pounders are well-known devices and have been constructed which only come in contact with the clothes, and have,for the purpose of illustration,shown three modes of construction in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The clothes being placed into the tub and soap and water added thereto, the tub is revolved by turning the cranks 0 c and the pounders are reciprocated so as to force the air, water, and soap through the clothes until they are thoroughly cleansed, which is accomplished in a very short time.

'- b designates a hollow tapering projection,

the lower end of which is flared out at right angles, and the upper sides of which flared portions are secured about an orifice in the bottom of the tub B. The flared sides of the projection b are secured to the under side of the tub, either by solder or in any other suitable manner, so as to form a water-tight joint. This projection thus forms a part of the tub and extends vertically upward from the bottom thereof. The object of this projection is to prevent any contact of the pounders which are secured pivotally to the ends of the arms (I. As the pounders swing toward each other, they strike against the projection b, and are thus not only prevented from striking against each other, but are guided'by said projection toward the bottom of the tub.

To facilitate the action of the pounders on the clothes and prevent their lateral movement, I place the conical projection b into the tub, and by making the same hollow it may form the connection with the driving-gears, so that the tub may be readily lifted off the spindle b.

I divide thelarge open end 'of the pounder by partitions, the edges of ICO are wrung on the wringer E and are ready to the tub B with its gear I) and the projection be dried. b, all of said parts being constructed and ar- The machine is so simple that any person ranged to operate, as set forth. 15 5 can easily operate the same, and it will wash In witness whereof I have hereunto set my clothes of any kind or size. hand.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination of the slotted frame A, car- IO rying the shaft 1), of the shaft 0, mounted in said frame and carrying the gear 0, the rods JONATHAN SOHARR.

XVitnesses:

J. A. MILLER, J r.,

\Vhen the clothes are thoroughly washed, they 1 d, carrying the pounders D, the cranks c" c",

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